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洋葱

yáng cōng · yang cong

Traditional 洋蔥

Meaning

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  1. onion (Allium cepa)
  2. bulb onion
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Tears in the kitchen

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)切(qiē)洋葱(yángcōng)，眼睛(yǎnjing)好(hǎo)难受(nánshòu)。

    I'm cutting onions and my eyes feel awful.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)哭(kū)了吗(lema)？

    Are you crying?

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，是(shì)洋葱(yángcōng)的(de)问题(wèntí)！

    No, it's the onion's fault!

  4. Liangliang

    把(bǎ)洋葱(yángcōng)放(fàng)进(jìn)水里(shuǐlǐ)切(qiē)，试试(shìshì)。

    Cut the onion under water. Try it.

  5. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)不(bù)哭(kū)了(le)！你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)知道(zhīdào)的(de)？

    I'm not crying! How did you know?

  6. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)也(yě)哭得(kūde)很(hěn)厉害(lìhai)。

    Last time I cried a lot too.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)花(huā)园(yuán)种(zhòng)了(le)番(fān)茄(qié)和(hé)洋(yáng)葱(cōng)。

I grow tomatoes and onions in my garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

除(chú)了(le)洋(yáng)葱(cōng)我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)可(kě)以(yǐ)吃(chī)。

I can eat anything but onions.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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